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{{short description|Submarine of the Royal Navy}}

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|Ship caption=HMS ''Sea Scout''
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|Ship country=United Kingdom
|Ship flag=[[File:Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg|60px|Royal Navy Ensign]]
|Ship name=HMS ''Sea Scout''
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|Ship builder=[[Cammell Laird]] & Co Limited, [[Birkenhead]]
|Ship laid down=1 April 1943
|Ship launched=24 March 1944
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|Ship commissioned=19 June 1944
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|Ship fate=Broken up, 1965
|Ship badge=[[File:SEASCOUT badge-1-.jpg|left|100px]]
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|Ship class=[[British S-class submarine (1931)|S-class submarine]]
|Ship displacement=*{{convert|814|LT|t|abbr=on}} surfaced
*{{convert|990|LT|t|abbr=on}} submerged
|Ship length={{convert|217|ft|m|1|abbr=on}}
|Ship beam={{convert|23|ft|9|in|m|1|abbr=on}}
|Ship draught={{convert|14|ft|1|in|1|abbr=on}}
|Ship power=*{{convert|1900|bhp|kW|lk=in|abbr=on}} (diesel)
*{{convert|1300|hp|kW|abbr=on}} (electric)
|Ship propulsion=*2 × [[diesel engine]]s
*2 × [[electric motor]]s
|Ship speed=*{{convert|14.75|kn|lk=in}} surfaced
*{{convert|9|kn}} submerged
|Ship range={{convert|7500|nmi|abbr=on|lk=in}} at {{convert|10|kn}} surface; {{convert|120|nmi|abbr=on}}  at {{convert|3|kn}} submerged
|Ship test depth={{convert|350|ft|1}}
|Ship complement=48
|Ship armament=*6 × bow [[British 21-inch torpedo|{{convert|21|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}]] [[torpedo tube]]s
*1 × [[QF 4 inch naval gun Mk IV, XII, XXII|4-inch (102&nbsp;mm)]] [[deck gun]]
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'''HMS ''Sea Scout''''' was a [[British S-class submarine (1931)|S-class submarine]] of the third batch built for the [[Royal Navy]] during World War II. She survived the war and was sold for scrap in 1965.

==Design and description==
The last 17 boats of the third batch were significantly modified from the earlier boats. They had a stronger hull, carried more fuel and their armament was revised. The submarines had a length of {{convert|217|ft|m|1}} [[length overall|overall]], a [[beam (nautical)|beam]] of {{convert|23|ft|9|in|m|1}} and a [[draft (ship)|draft]] of {{convert|14|ft|1|in|m|1}}. They [[displacement (ship)|displaced]] {{convert|814|LT|t}} on the surface and {{convert|990|LT|t}} submerged.<ref name=gg9>Chesneau, p. 52</ref> The S-class submarines had a crew of 48 officers and [[naval rating|ratings]]. They had a diving depth of {{convert|350|ft|1}}.<ref name=i7>McCartney, p. 7</ref>

For surface running, the boats were powered by two {{convert|950|bhp|lk=in|0|adj=on}} [[diesel engine]]s, each driving one [[propeller shaft]]. When submerged each propeller was driven by a {{convert|650|hp|0|adj=on}} [[electric motor]].<ref>Bagnasco, p. 110</ref> They could reach {{convert|14.75|kn|lk=in}} on the surface and {{convert|9|kn}} underwater.<ref name=gg9/> On the surface, the third batch boats had a range of {{convert|7500|nmi|lk=in}} at {{convert|10|kn}} and {{convert|120|nmi|abbr=on}} at {{convert|3|kn}} submerged.<ref name=i7/>

''Sea Scout'' was armed with six [[British 21 inch torpedo|21 inch (533 mm)]] [[torpedo tube]]s in the bow. She carried six reload torpedoes for a grand total of a dozen torpedoes. Twelve [[naval mine|mines]] could be carried in lieu of the torpedoes. The boat was also equipped with a [[QF 4 inch naval gun Mk IV, XII, XXII|4-inch (102&nbsp;mm)]] [[deck gun]].<ref name=gg9/>

The submarine was named after the [[Sea Scout]] section of the [[Boy Scouts Association]] and incorporated the [[Fleur-de-lis in Scouting|Scout fleur-de-lis emblem]] in her [[Naval heraldry#Royal Navy|ships' badge]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://thescoutingpages.org.uk/the-naval-connection/#:~:text=The%20two%20vessels%20are%20HMS,had%20the%20motto%20Be%20Prepared%20. |title=THE NAVAL CONNECTION |last=Gowan |first=Douglas |website=thescoutingpages.org.uk |access-date=3 March 2023}}</ref>

==Construction and career==
HMS ''Sea Scout'' was built by Cammell Laird and launched on 24 March 1944. So far she has been the only ship of the Royal Navy to bear the name ''Sea Scout''. She spent most of her wartime career in the Far East, where she sank numerous Japanese ships, including twelve sailing vessels, two coasters, two unidentified vessels, a [[sampan]], a patrol vessel and a tug with five barges.<ref>[http://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/3467.html HMS Sea Scout], Uboat.net</ref> She survived the [[Second World War]], in 1953 taking part in the [[Fleet Review]] to celebrate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.<ref>Souvenir Programme, ''Coronation Review of the Fleet, Spithead, 15th June 1953'', HMSO, Gale and Polden</ref> She was eventually sold and arrived at Swansea on 14 December 1965 for breaking up.

==Notes==
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==References==
* {{cite book|last=Akermann|first=Paul|title=Encyclopaedia of British Submarines 1901–1955|edition=reprint of the 1989|year=2002|publisher=Periscope Publishing|location=Penzance, Cornwall|isbn=1-904381-05-7}}
* {{cite book|last=Bagnasco |first=Erminio |title=Submarines of World War Two |year=1977 |publisher=Naval Institute Press |location=Annapolis, Maryland |isbn=0-87021-962-6}}
* {{cite book|title=Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946|editor1-last=Chesneau|editor1-first=Roger|publisher=Conway Maritime Press|location=Greenwich, UK|year=1980|isbn=0-85177-146-7}}
* {{Cite Colledge2006}}
* {{cite book|last=McCartney|first=Innes|location=Oxford, UK|title=British Submarines 1939–1945|series=New Vanguard|volume=129|year=2006|publisher=Osprey|isbn=1-84603-007-2}}

{{British S class submarine}}

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